'The use of sarcasm was inappropriate': Council chief apologises for student accommodation comments

'The use of sarcasm was inappropriate': Council chief apologises for student accommodation comments

Students at a protest over comments by CEO of Dublin City Council Owen Keegan on Student accommodation outside Dublin City Council offices on Wood Quay, Dublin. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The Chief Executive of Dublin City Council has apologised to councillors for his comments regarding student housing.

It follows a letter to the president of University College Dublin Students’ Union (UCDSU) where Owen Keegan said he was "surprised" the union had not entered the housing market itself.

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